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No. 480,999. Patented Aug. 16, 1892.

INVENTORI" Wr%i;2 5M X Attorney.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD BUYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOX ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,999, dated August16, 1892.

Application filed October 3, 1891. Serial No. 407,612. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD BUYER,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BoxAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and practicalattachment to be fastened to the interior of small boxes, whereby smallfancy articlessuch as tassels-may be suspended in the box foradvantageously exposing the articles for sale; and to this end myinvention consists of a strip of metal formed with hooks or projectingpoints at its edge, and provided with fastening devices for securing itto the bottom of the box, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

A represents an ordinary pasteboard box such as are ordinarily used indry-goods stores for containing small tassels and other fancy articles,and B represents the metal strip combined with the bottom of the box.The metal strip B is by'preference of tin, brass, or other thin flexiblemetal, having formed along its edge a series of hooks a, suitably spacedfrom one another to receive the cord in suspending loop 5 or other partof a tassel b or other fancy article. The strip B may be made of alengthto suit the size of the box, or it may be made in long lengths and cutto suit any-sized box, as use demands. The strip is fastened to the boxby suitable means, in this instance by clinching-points d, struck out ofthe body of the strip, which are bent back and adapted Fig. 2 is adetailed sectional view on to be passed through the box and bent down orclinched, asshown in Fig. 2. At the right of Fig. 1 I have shown thecomb-like teeth of the strip in the flat state, so that they may be bentup to form hooks, as circumstances require, for in case of very smallarticles all of the hooks may be used, while in case of larger articlesonly every other hook need be used, or every third or fourth one,according to the size of the article and according as to whether it isdesired to have the articles hang close together or not. When any of theteeth are not used, they are held flat against the bottom of the box,and when bent up to' form hooks these are held flat against the bottomof the box to take up little room and hold the goods to the bestadvantage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a box, of a fiat plate or strip of thin metalfastened in the box and slotted at its edge to form a series of teeth,which are turned outward and upward, forming a series of hooks whichstand out from the bottom of the box in front of the plane of the plateor strip, substantially as described.

2. As a new and improved article of manufacture, a suspending-strip forthe interior of boxes, formed of a fiat plate or strip of metal having aseries of small hooks at its edge projecting in front of the plane ofthe plate or strip and formed with integral clutchingpoints,substantially as described.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 10th day of September, A. D. 1891.

EDWARD BUYER. Witnesses:

H. A. WEST, H. DE Vos.

